Hay shortage in Southwest Colorado could hit ranchers hard

Drought presents tough challenges for livestock owners

Community Calendar

Cortez EVERY WEDNESDAY, Through March 21 Lenten services, each Wednesday through March 21 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 206 N. Dolores…

Cortez Farmers Market’s annual meeting set for April 14

Mitchell Periman/Facebook<br><br>The Cortez Farmers Market’s annual meeting set for April 14.du1-i-syn The Cortez Farmers Market’s annual meeting is scheduled for…

Cities seem inevitable; why save the small town?

seem inevitable, but rural towns are finding ways to hang on

Perennial day lilies flourish as heat recedes

Gail Vanik Although the weather has begun to cool down, planting season hasn’t ended, and the arrival of cooler temps…

Old Fort at Hesperus offers online auction

Aly Kellogg, a member of the Farmer in Training Program, stands before her plot at the Old Fort at Hesperus.…

Hemp study for animal feed heads to Colorado governor

The state House voted 63-0 Friday to direct the Colorado Department of Agriculture to study the feasibility of allowing farmers…

U.S. aid to county farms hits $1.4M

Commissioners decline to take a stance

Senator Gardner tours local bee farm

Senator touts efforts to clean up mines, get hemp off the ground

Tax credit seeks to help young farmers

Landowners would be protected from risk

Can food hubs boost rural farming economies?

U.S. is funding initiatives to streamline local food systems

High winds blow down half of barn in Cortez

Stotz announces tractor pull winners

Packrats help dig up the past

hold clues about the climate

Cowbelles reveal quilt of the year

Tammy Russell, Mary Ellen McComb, Joylene Higgins and Ann Neely display the brand quilt that will be raffled off Feb.…

FSA details new Farm Bill rules

Landowners must make a choice

FSA details new Farm Bill rules

Landowners must make a choice

FSA details Farm Bill’s new rules

Landowners must make one-time decision to select payment program

Tipton honored by state Farm Bureau

Congressman thanks farmers, ranchers

Tipton honored by state Farm Bureau

Congressman thanks farmers, ranchers

A tough year for apples

farmer’s trees tell history of Montezuma County’s orchards

Ranchers can receive drought relief

Payments to cover 2012-14 seasons

Southwest Farm Fresh co-op looks to step up distribution

to expand into proteins

Co-op blossoming

Southwest Farm Fresh looking to step up distribution during harvest season, and grow next year